Sent mine too. It actually paid to wait until the last minute as I managed to add something to my CV today!
<He said, clutching at those really high straws that he just couldn't quite reach...>
Dan
BBC College of Comedy 2 Page 12
Aye, sent mine this afternoon - slight delay while finding links for the CV, but it's done...
Good luck everybody. 
Quote: don rushmore @ April 23 2009, 6:51 PM BSTGenius.
Congratulations. You've mastered sarcasm.
Look, whilst it might seem obvious to you (as it does to me), I contend that it isn't obvious to everyone. I would argue fairly strongly that a lot of comedy writers (and in deed, writers in general) tend to fail by aiming at what they think other people want, rather than just doing what they want. There will be people on here who've submitted stuff that they think is a 'BBC sitcom' rather than their own sitcom. And for my money, that's a ticket to failure.
Quote: Antrax @ April 27 2009, 11:35 AM BSTCongratulations. You've mastered sarcasm.
Look, whilst it might seem obvious to you (as it does to me), I contend that it isn't obvious to everyone. I would argue fairly strongly that a lot of comedy writers (and in deed, writers in general) tend to fail by aiming at what they think other people want, rather than just doing what they want. There will be people on here who've submitted stuff that they think is a 'BBC sitcom' rather than their own sitcom. And for my money, that's a ticket to failure.
I fell into this trap but got myself out before submitting it. I wondered why I didn't enjoy writing a pilot and it was because it wasn't me. I had got premise that I thought ticked the BBC's boxes. Pretty amateur thinking on my part.
Quote: Antrax @ April 27 2009, 11:35 AM BSTCongratulations. You've mastered sarcasm.
Look, whilst it might seem obvious to you (as it does to me), I contend that it isn't obvious to everyone. I would argue fairly strongly that a lot of comedy writers (and in deed, writers in general) tend to fail by aiming at what they think other people want, rather than just doing what they want. There will be people on here who've submitted stuff that they think is a 'BBC sitcom' rather than their own sitcom. And for my money, that's a ticket to failure.
Antrax,
Thanks for an object lesson in what this forum is about. It may well be that not everyone needs this advice but it is given in good faith and with positive intent rather than aimed at showing how much more evolved you are than other contributors. I don't think this is a trap I personally will fall into, but this is a useful reminder for me and may be particularly useful of younger/less experienced members who may try to go this route. I see exactly what Contains Nuts means by his comments about enjoyment too. Cognitive dissonance is very stressful whatever your line of work, and with something as personal as writing I suspect it not only causes stress but also leads to pretty sub-standard stuff. Extras made the point pretty eloquently.
"If candidates have not heard from the college by 18 May 2009, then they will not have been shortlisted."
Good luck everyone, fingers crossed!
One that I don't need to worry and fret about. I didn't send owt in for this. It's a sort of double-edged sword though. No sense of hope but then again...no chance of being selected. Ho-hum
Well, I really really really etc believe in the script that I sent as the submission, which I suppose is worse, because the fall will be harder upon rejection.
Therefore...
Shopping list:
Length of rope.
Book on how to tie knots, specially nooses.
Seriously though, VERY best of luck to everybody.
Quote: Mikey Jackson @ May 1 2009, 1:27 PM BSTWell, I really really really etc believe in the script that I sent as the submission, which I suppose is worse, because the fall will be harder upon rejection.
Therefore...
Shopping list:
Length of rope.
Book on how to tie knots, specially nooses.
Shopping list:
Length of rope
Book to tie knots
Lots of dope
Tie a noose
To a rafter
Read my scripts
Die of laughter
Morrace advice:
Keep on writing
If nothing else
Go down fighting
That is so touching.
Quote: Morrace @ May 1 2009, 1:55 PM BSTIf nothing else
Go down fighting
Good advice if you're in prison as well.
Ah, so I've been kicked out of last year's thread into this one.
Submitted mine last week. Ironically, the same day I went for a meeting with a top producer and they want to option the script I sent as my writing example...and take it to the BBC.
Have held off from taking the option, just in case I get onto the CoC scheme and it causes a potential conflict.
But part of me thinks I should take the money and deal with that admittedly unlikely scenario if/when I come to it.
Quote: Biggirlsblouse @ May 4 2009, 10:08 PM BSTI went for a meeting with a top producer and they want to option the script
Yeah, it's a tricky call.
Keep us posted.
The script I submitted was already sold to a production company. They were fine about it.